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romney paid 14% in taxes last year on over $13 million in income. >> the obama team's complaint is romney is ignoring all of the other nonfederal taxes people pay when he's accusing them of not paying taxes. what happens in the second half of the ad? >> they are comparing apples to oranges again. >> they did the same thing they accused the romney team of doing which is ignoring all of the state, local, real estate, sales and other taxes people pay. for the record we checked. what did mitt romney pay according to his 2011 tax returns? here's what he paid in state and local taxes. he paid over 1.3 million dollars in state and local. he paid $214,000 plus in real estate taxes and a whopping $146 in personal property taxes. the point is he did pay the other taxes. the obama ad ignores that and focuses on the federal which they accused him of doing when talking about the 47%. if you're doing it for one side, you have to do it for the other. >> well done. thank you. >> you bet. >> heaven in the air. how kid-free flying is finally becoming a reality. and -- >> mm, beer. >> yeah, homer was right.
romney paid 14% in taxes last year on over $13 million in income. >> the obama team's complaint is romney is ignoring all of the other nonfederal taxes people pay when he's accusing them of not paying taxes. what happens in the second half of the ad? >> they are comparing apples to oranges again. >> they did the same thing they accused the romney team of doing which is ignoring all of the state, local, real estate, sales and other taxes people pay. for the record we checked....
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health care, obama 45, romney 32. perhaps there's inroads romney could make on the meter which is about in the 10% to 15% range. the deficit, the one issue of the eight categories where romney wins it but look at the huge margin. 73% of the public says it's worse than four years ago. flthis side, romney has a slight edge thank you for going backward, brian. one other issue i want to show you here, america's standing in the world, a lot of talk with the u.n. and issues of foreign policy, overwhelming margins americans think our standing in the world is worse than it was four years ago. flip on over, who is better? obama, 44-32, again, romney's support never goes above about 38% but that neither remains around 10, 11 or 12%. i want to show you the three categories where americans say things are not worse, stocks, 34% say things are better than they were four years ago, that's really interesting. i'll get more into this at 10:00. the s&p over the past four years is up 80% but only 34% of americans say their stocks are be
health care, obama 45, romney 32. perhaps there's inroads romney could make on the meter which is about in the 10% to 15% range. the deficit, the one issue of the eight categories where romney wins it but look at the huge margin. 73% of the public says it's worse than four years ago. flthis side, romney has a slight edge thank you for going backward, brian. one other issue i want to show you here, america's standing in the world, a lot of talk with the u.n. and issues of foreign policy,...
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romney would like to get something done. it does not make sense to lay out all the specifics. >> can you play president obama for us if we do a little bit of debate role playing here? that's what you're doing. how many times have you said, when i took office we were losing 800,000 jobs a month. have you repeated that a few times in. >> maybe a couple. maybe a couple. >> how about you want to go back to the same policies that drove us into the ditch in the first place? have you done that one a few times in. >> i'm going to use that one, that's a good one. >> i can't believe you had that on the tip of your tongue. tell us what that has been like. >> it's an opportunity playing the role of barack obama to look into their policies more deeply. i did this in 2008 as you know and you come out of it frankly at least i do kind of scratching my head thinking gosh here's four years of not meeting any of the measurements that the president set himself as to what the economy would do. unemployment is 50% higher than he said it would be
romney would like to get something done. it does not make sense to lay out all the specifics. >> can you play president obama for us if we do a little bit of debate role playing here? that's what you're doing. how many times have you said, when i took office we were losing 800,000 jobs a month. have you repeated that a few times in. >> maybe a couple. maybe a couple. >> how about you want to go back to the same policies that drove us into the ditch in the first place? have you...
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but i think mitt romney is an underrated debater. he may not be as sophisticated as president obama, but i watched romney chop down gingrich, who is a brilliant debater. and you did, too. and then we watched romney chop down rick santorum, who wasn't bad. so all i'll say is, don't underestimate mitt romney during the debates. >> then you've got -- i have to ask about peggy noonan who's railed on them twice. wants jim bake tore come back in and salvage to whole -- >> jim baker, we all love jim baker. >> she says republicans today, she tweets that republicans have thanked her for instilling some discipline into this campaign. do you agree? >> perhaps so. all i want is an economic growth message. this is about jobs and the economy. lower taxes. lower spending. lighter regulation, particularly on energy. in my humble opinion, it's a great message for mitt romney because the president is going to go for higher tax rates and more spending and more regulation. you have a contrast. but to make a contrast work, you have to set up a contrast w
but i think mitt romney is an underrated debater. he may not be as sophisticated as president obama, but i watched romney chop down gingrich, who is a brilliant debater. and you did, too. and then we watched romney chop down rick santorum, who wasn't bad. so all i'll say is, don't underestimate mitt romney during the debates. >> then you've got -- i have to ask about peggy noonan who's railed on them twice. wants jim bake tore come back in and salvage to whole -- >> jim baker, we...
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romney said this kills job creation. >> look. taxes were higher than they are today when we founded carmax. taxes were higher under george w. bush. they were higher under ronald reagan. the answer is that's marginal. secondly, the vast majority of small business wouldn't be affected by it. >> it wouldn't affect your intention or ability -- >> absolutely not. >> to hire ten for people. >> i'm an angel investor now. i work with start-up companies. i'm on the board of six or seven. i'm the chairman of gazelle.com. we never have these discussions. this doesn't affect our planning. what we're interested in is does our business model make sense? how's the consumer doing? the focus needs to be on consumers and not millionaires. they don't spend the money you give them. it's consumers in the pyramid spend every dollar you give them and that's where we need to focus. >> what about the deficit issues of the country? and do you think that the president has put in place policies that adequately address the deficit issue and now facing the fi
romney said this kills job creation. >> look. taxes were higher than they are today when we founded carmax. taxes were higher under george w. bush. they were higher under ronald reagan. the answer is that's marginal. secondly, the vast majority of small business wouldn't be affected by it. >> it wouldn't affect your intention or ability -- >> absolutely not. >> to hire ten for people. >> i'm an angel investor now. i work with start-up companies. i'm on the board of...
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the first time, president obama's numbers are better than mitt romney's on the question of which candidate is better equipped to deal with the economy, 47-45. let's start with those politics, how do you react to those numbers? how do you think the president who is widely thought to be immensely focused on poll numbers, reacts to them and how much did you see him stressing over the economy? >> um, so first, i'm always surprised, always surprised that we get the reports of the national poll numbers because they are sort of meaningless for the race. what matters is half a dozen states what happened goes on inside the states. the national numbers, they are kind of irrelevant at this point. so, it's hard to know from those national numbers what it means for the head-to-head race in the states that are tossup states. the answer to that is i have nothing to say about those national numbers, i don't think they mean very much. um, the president and polls, um, i'm so see he obsesses over polls, that was not my impression. i was in fact, there, once when people were trying to show them polls and mild
the first time, president obama's numbers are better than mitt romney's on the question of which candidate is better equipped to deal with the economy, 47-45. let's start with those politics, how do you react to those numbers? how do you think the president who is widely thought to be immensely focused on poll numbers, reacts to them and how much did you see him stressing over the economy? >> um, so first, i'm always surprised, always surprised that we get the reports of the national poll...
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mitt romney was knee-deep in it. a rising star at a boston consulting group, bain and company, which has a great pitch -- help businesses make money by cutting costs. >> and by all accounts, mitt romney was very successful in advising companies how to improve their business operations. >> but soon romney's boss had a better idea. instead of just advising companies, why not buy them with investor money to generate huge profits? and bain capital was born. early partner, jeffrey reinert. >> a lot of late nights, a lot of learning. but a lot of success. >> what kind of a leader was mitt romney during those early years? >> i would say in the early years, mitt was a lead-by-example kind of leader. he dug in, did analysis side by side with us. >> and it paid off. bain capital invested in more than 100 companies, nearly doubling its returns for clients annually. >> how are you doing? >> romney made a lot of money. and he would later claim created a lot of jobs. but a former bank colleague who talked off camera about whether
mitt romney was knee-deep in it. a rising star at a boston consulting group, bain and company, which has a great pitch -- help businesses make money by cutting costs. >> and by all accounts, mitt romney was very successful in advising companies how to improve their business operations. >> but soon romney's boss had a better idea. instead of just advising companies, why not buy them with investor money to generate huge profits? and bain capital was born. early partner, jeffrey...
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we're hearing the reports that the romney campaign, that romney is working on some neat little attack lines, working on some zingers. today the obama campaign, the press secretary for the obama campaign, said that the president, don't expect for him to be landing any zingers. he's going to be looking straight into the camera speaking to the american public, trying to avoid zingers. basically trying to talk about his vision for moving the country ahead, so basically a little bit of different strategy we're hearing on both sides. you mentioned just a moment ago where both candidates will be hunkered down. obama in nevada and mitt romney in denver come tuesday. in terms of their post debate plans, we're hearing paul ryan and mitt romney will reunite essentially and campaign in virginia. president obama will be in denver and madison, wisconsin, and joe biden will be in iowa. obviously, a lot going on in the final -- and the final preparations for the debate and just right after. >> yeah, and, you know, you talk about the zingers which is so interesting. clearly, each candidate wants to at
we're hearing the reports that the romney campaign, that romney is working on some neat little attack lines, working on some zingers. today the obama campaign, the press secretary for the obama campaign, said that the president, don't expect for him to be landing any zingers. he's going to be looking straight into the camera speaking to the american public, trying to avoid zingers. basically trying to talk about his vision for moving the country ahead, so basically a little bit of different...
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and it got much better for us once it was decided it was obama versus romney. for a while sorting it out, it gets so complicated that you've got so many comedic angles going, i think once it settled into romney versus obama, it doesn't matter if you're on the left or the right, if they can find a way -- to me that's the only hope, that's the common ground. if we can together come together and mock "jersey shore" then we've really brought this country together. >> of course you met your wife on a comedy show. >> yes. yes. i met her when i was working on the late night show and went out in the field to shoot a remote. i went to an advertising agency and she was one of the ad execs. >> we're going to take a short break and come back and talk about your wife. >> oh. >> the comedic rock. >> yes. >> who makes who last most. >> interesting. >> and whether you laugh at bed. whether she laughs at you in bed. >> this is going very badly. >> 3, 2, 1. go, cow, go! yes! yes! copd makes it hard to breathe, but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene.
and it got much better for us once it was decided it was obama versus romney. for a while sorting it out, it gets so complicated that you've got so many comedic angles going, i think once it settled into romney versus obama, it doesn't matter if you're on the left or the right, if they can find a way -- to me that's the only hope, that's the common ground. if we can together come together and mock "jersey shore" then we've really brought this country together. >> of course you...
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we have a photo of a family gathering of the romneys. absolutely incredible. when you get together, there is a global tacky shortage. >> there is a panic worldwide. >> how comedically rich is this campaign been to you? >> it's funny because our show doesn't focus on politics as much as the other shows who do it brilliantly. we touch on it when it works for us. sometimes my show can be irrelevant to the news. we also do that and sometimes people tune in when they want to escape what's happening in the news. we have the ability sometimes to just create our own comeic world and live off of it. obviously it's something that is a serious of humor. you figure it out and it got much better for us when it was obama versus romney. it got so complicate and you have so many angles going, once it was obama versus romney, it doesn't matter if you are on the left and the right, if we can coming to and mock jersey shore, we brought this country together. >> of course you met your wife on a comedy show. >> yes. i met her when i was working on the late night show and i went ou
we have a photo of a family gathering of the romneys. absolutely incredible. when you get together, there is a global tacky shortage. >> there is a panic worldwide. >> how comedically rich is this campaign been to you? >> it's funny because our show doesn't focus on politics as much as the other shows who do it brilliantly. we touch on it when it works for us. sometimes my show can be irrelevant to the news. we also do that and sometimes people tune in when they want to escape...
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and it got much better for us once it was decided it was obama versus romney. for a while, you've got so many angles going, once it settled into romney versus obama, it doesn't matter if you're on the left or the right, if you can find a way, to me, that's the only hope. that's the common ground. if we can together come together and mock "jersey shore" then we've brought this country together. >> of course you met your wife on a comedy show? >> yes. yes, well, i met her when i was working the "late night show" and i went to an advertising agency and she was one of the ad execs. >> we're going to take a short break and come back and talk about your wife. i want to know who makes who laugh most. and whether you laugh in bed. whether she laughs at you in bad. hey, i love your cereal there -- it's got that sweet honey taste. but no way it's 80 calories, right? no way, right? lady, i just drive the truck. right, there's no way right, right? have a nice day. [ male announcer ] 80 delicious calories. fiber one. constipated? yeah. mm. some laxatives like dulcolax can c
and it got much better for us once it was decided it was obama versus romney. for a while, you've got so many angles going, once it settled into romney versus obama, it doesn't matter if you're on the left or the right, if you can find a way, to me, that's the only hope. that's the common ground. if we can together come together and mock "jersey shore" then we've brought this country together. >> of course you met your wife on a comedy show? >> yes. yes, well, i met her...
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mitt romney heading to the battle ground state of colorado today. it is the first stop in what his campaign advisors are calling an intense battleground state schedule. from a rally tonight in denver, he heads to a three-day bus tour in ohio and then a stop in virginia. president obama won those three states back in 2008. >>> and in texas a double amputee in a wheelchair was shot to death by police at a group home in houston after threatening officers with a pen. caretakers called police when they say the man who had been diagnosed with skits fren away became aggressive. when they arrived, he threatened them with what appeared to be a metal object. it turned out to be a pen. the officer has been placed on administrative leave. and in new york business, charitable and world leaders, have a very busy week. if they're not attending the u.n. general assembly, chances are they'll be attending the clinton global initiative meeting. the presidents of both lib wra and egypt will be there. >>> news surrounding major religions has been front and center the la
mitt romney heading to the battle ground state of colorado today. it is the first stop in what his campaign advisors are calling an intense battleground state schedule. from a rally tonight in denver, he heads to a three-day bus tour in ohio and then a stop in virginia. president obama won those three states back in 2008. >>> and in texas a double amputee in a wheelchair was shot to death by police at a group home in houston after threatening officers with a pen. caretakers called...
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a tough night for mitt romney. soledad o'brien here to tell us what you're talking about on "starting point." >> on that tough night we're going to be talking about mitt romney is not backing down from those controversial comments. he called president obama supporters, those people. 47% of the nation, said they're government moochers basically, said they feel entitled to health care and housing. question today is he out of touch and to what degree does that affect his campaign? this morning we're going to talk to his senior adviser bay buchanan as well as obama's campaign co-chair the former governor ted strickland will be our guest. also we're following the very latest on the royal photo scandal. a judge ruled that the french magazine that published the topless photos of the duchess of cambridge will have to pay a fine. we're going to bring you a live report from the solomon islands this morning where the royal couple is traveling. and he's known for his share of trouble. but also for his acting skills. rapper t.i
a tough night for mitt romney. soledad o'brien here to tell us what you're talking about on "starting point." >> on that tough night we're going to be talking about mitt romney is not backing down from those controversial comments. he called president obama supporters, those people. 47% of the nation, said they're government moochers basically, said they feel entitled to health care and housing. question today is he out of touch and to what degree does that affect his campaign?...
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mitt romney is right to point that out. and writing in "the wall street journal," apologizing for america, appeasing our enemies and abandoning our allies and slashing our military are the ha hallmarks of obama's foreign policy. >> we look weak. >> peggy noon an. >> slight grimace on his face when taking tough questions from the reporters and i thought, he looks like richard next nixon. >> confident this controversy will blow over but the question is whether there will be blowback. the criticism will serve the campaign well, highlighting what he called big differences in the race. jim acosta, cnn, ronkonkoma, new york. >>> meantime, calling off nationwide protests across egypt, and written a letter to the editor to ""the new york times"." reading, quote, despite our resentment of the continued appearance of productions like the anti-muslim film that led to the current violence we do not hold the american government or its citizens responsible for acts of the few that abuse the laws protecting freedom of expression. so what
mitt romney is right to point that out. and writing in "the wall street journal," apologizing for america, appeasing our enemies and abandoning our allies and slashing our military are the ha hallmarks of obama's foreign policy. >> we look weak. >> peggy noon an. >> slight grimace on his face when taking tough questions from the reporters and i thought, he looks like richard next nixon. >> confident this controversy will blow over but the question is whether...
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now it's romney ryan or is it ryan romney. either way their theory has been tested, it failed, our economy failed, the middle class paid the price, your family paid the price. mitt romney just doesn't get it. but barack obama gets it. he understands that when we invest in people, we're investing in our shared prosperity. and when we neglect that responsibility, we risk our promise as a nation. just a few years ago, families that had never asked for anything found themselves at risk of losing everything. and the dream my grandmother held that work would be rewarded, that the middle class would be there, if not for her than for her children, that dream was being crushed. but then president obama took office and he took action. when detroit was in trouble, president obama saved the auto industry and saved a million jobs. seven presidents before him, republicans and democrats, tried to expand health care to all americans. president obama got it done. he made a historic investment to left public schools and because he knows that we
now it's romney ryan or is it ryan romney. either way their theory has been tested, it failed, our economy failed, the middle class paid the price, your family paid the price. mitt romney just doesn't get it. but barack obama gets it. he understands that when we invest in people, we're investing in our shared prosperity. and when we neglect that responsibility, we risk our promise as a nation. just a few years ago, families that had never asked for anything found themselves at risk of losing...
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in nevada likely voters favor the president by three points over mitt romney, 49% to 46%. meantime, in virginia, the president has an even wider lead, 49% to 44%. >> sledgehammer smash and grab. the fbi has released dramatic video of suspects who robbed a saks fifth avenue store. investigators say he ran in the store an hour before closing time and used sledge hammers to destroy a display case and $5,000 reward for these suspects. >>> all clear after a bomb scare caused a brief evacuation of a terminal. they found a grenade-like item inside the luggage of an incoming passenger. the passenger said it was inert but terminal four was evacuated just in case. it turned out to be a paperweight and the terminal was re-opened for business. >>> a couple weeks ago we told you about a renoir painting that a virginia woman bought for $7. a "washington post" reporter said it was stolen from a baltimore museum way back in 1951. now the painting, this was supposed to go to the highest bidder but the auction has been canceled and the fbi is now on the case. i'm sure the museum wants the p
in nevada likely voters favor the president by three points over mitt romney, 49% to 46%. meantime, in virginia, the president has an even wider lead, 49% to 44%. >> sledgehammer smash and grab. the fbi has released dramatic video of suspects who robbed a saks fifth avenue store. investigators say he ran in the store an hour before closing time and used sledge hammers to destroy a display case and $5,000 reward for these suspects. >>> all clear after a bomb scare caused a brief...
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first and foremost, a romney. the romney name has been in the public eye for the last half century, a family of great wealth will and business achievement, political success as well as failures. mitt was the fourth and last child for george and lenore romney. born march 12, 1957, some recall him as the favorite. george wrote to the family in september 1956 -- mitt is growing like a weed, as full of ideas and energy as ever. tom mccaffrey grew up with romney. >> mitt as a child was extremely energetic, the kind of kid who could never sit down. his mind was going 100 miles an hour. >> george was much the same way. >> you know, he's just got that energy. >> phillip maxwell lived down the street from the romneys in a wealthy detroit suburb. >> george would go out on the golf course. and he had fluorescent golf balls, and he would hit the ball and he would run after the ball, jogging, hit the ball again. and that was his exercise. >> young mitt not only had his father's energy -- >> there seems to be a special bond bet
first and foremost, a romney. the romney name has been in the public eye for the last half century, a family of great wealth will and business achievement, political success as well as failures. mitt was the fourth and last child for george and lenore romney. born march 12, 1957, some recall him as the favorite. george wrote to the family in september 1956 -- mitt is growing like a weed, as full of ideas and energy as ever. tom mccaffrey grew up with romney. >> mitt as a child was...
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>> now, romney revealed, family it, faith, and the road to power. ♪ ann and mitt romney's summer home sits on lake winnipesaukee in new hampshire, a private, large and lived in family retreat for the entire clan. all 28 of them. >> they all just left. a lot of them left last night. i ran through 12 loads this morning. >> a lot of towels, a lot of sheets. but its a joyous thing to have them all here. >> even in the midst of a presidential campaign. >> tell me a little bit about the mitt romney that's here at the lake. >> nonstop. nonstop. he is going every minute. he's loving it. he pops out of bed the first thing in the morning and he's just going. >> here inside the lake house, romney is more camp counselor than candidate. >> fun-loving, warm, spontaneous, get him out of the public eye, put him in here, he is as loose and funny and spontaneous as you'd ever want to see and just so much fun to be with. >> so what happens when you get in the public eye? you know, you have to just be more circumexpect, more careful with your words. you know, you just have to be very, very careful, and i
>> now, romney revealed, family it, faith, and the road to power. ♪ ann and mitt romney's summer home sits on lake winnipesaukee in new hampshire, a private, large and lived in family retreat for the entire clan. all 28 of them. >> they all just left. a lot of them left last night. i ran through 12 loads this morning. >> a lot of towels, a lot of sheets. but its a joyous thing to have them all here. >> even in the midst of a presidential campaign. >> tell me a...
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mitt romney heading to the battle ground state of colorado today. it is the first stop in what his campaign advisors are calling an intense battleground state schedule. from a rally tonight in denver, he heads to a three-day bus tour in ohio and then a stop in virginia. president obama won those three states back in 2008. >>> and in texas a double amputee in a wheelchair was shot to death by police at a group home in houston after threatening officers with a pen. caretakers called police when they say the man who had been diagnosed with skits fren away became aggressive. when they arrived, he threatened them with what appeared to be a metal object. it turned out to be a pen. the officer has been placed on administrative leave. and in new york business, charitable and world leaders, have a very busy week. if they're not attending the u.n. general assembly, chances are they'll be attending the clinton global initiative meeting. the presidents of both lib wra and egypt will be there. >>> news surrounding major religions has been front and center the la
mitt romney heading to the battle ground state of colorado today. it is the first stop in what his campaign advisors are calling an intense battleground state schedule. from a rally tonight in denver, he heads to a three-day bus tour in ohio and then a stop in virginia. president obama won those three states back in 2008. >>> and in texas a double amputee in a wheelchair was shot to death by police at a group home in houston after threatening officers with a pen. caretakers called...
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that leader is mitt romney. [applause] that man is going to get our country back on the right track. [cheers and applause] very rarely do we see a situation where the man and the moment meet so well. this is a man who has shown one thing for his accomplishments, a decisive, principled leadership. that is the kind of man we need. [applause] it is not good enough for us to complain. we are not simply saying hire us because the other guy is inadequate and failed. we want to earn this victory. we want to deserve this victory. what we need as a country is a mandate and the moral authority to get us back on the right track and put the right ideas in place to get people out of poverty, out of living paycheck to paycheck. to get people back into jobs with higher pay so they have economic security so we can get the economy growing and restore the promise of the american dream for everybody. that means ideas. we are offering very specific, bold ideas to fix the big problems in this country. number one, we have so much ene
that leader is mitt romney. [applause] that man is going to get our country back on the right track. [cheers and applause] very rarely do we see a situation where the man and the moment meet so well. this is a man who has shown one thing for his accomplishments, a decisive, principled leadership. that is the kind of man we need. [applause] it is not good enough for us to complain. we are not simply saying hire us because the other guy is inadequate and failed. we want to earn this victory. we...
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. >> liz cheney and laurie romney, daughter in law of mitt romney, campaigned in colorado. they took questions from the audience. it is about 40 minutes. >> laurie romney is married to matt, five sons one of five sont romney. she graduated with a bachelor of arts and organizational communication in 1964. she is a member of the chi omega sorority, university of iowa chapter. she studied abroad in a jerusalem program during the summer of 1992, which i that was fascinating. she served on a service mission for her church in los angeles from 1994-1996. she married matt in december of 1996 in salt lake city. she worked in advertising in boston agencies before becoming a mother. she has four children. she has lived in boston and seattle since being married. currently they are living in san diego, california. she endures photography, reading, exercising, cooking in her free time. please help me welcome laurie romney. [applause] >> i action graduated from college in 1994 -- actually graduated from college in 1994. [laughter] thank you for the introduction. it was a really nice. am l
. >> liz cheney and laurie romney, daughter in law of mitt romney, campaigned in colorado. they took questions from the audience. it is about 40 minutes. >> laurie romney is married to matt, five sons one of five sont romney. she graduated with a bachelor of arts and organizational communication in 1964. she is a member of the chi omega sorority, university of iowa chapter. she studied abroad in a jerusalem program during the summer of 1992, which i that was fascinating. she served...
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i'm laurie romney, and i am married to mitt romney's second son, matt. i am grateful that you are here. thank you for coming. this really is an important cause. that is why we are all here. the reason i am excited to be here -- i am not a professional speaker, so please excuse me if i am not as articulate as some -- but i feel that i have personal insight and stories to share about mitt that can help you develop a real feeling for how much he cares about women and how confident he is and how hard he will work for you. that is what i want to share with your today. i know that the unemployment rate has gone up in the colorado recently. i know that you have the same concerns regarding the economy and your family, as the rest of the nation. i also share your concerns. my dad is worried about his veterinarian business that he started in colorado where he went to veterinarian school. my mom was laid off from her job at delta, but has luckily been re-hired. the worry is a great weight on their shoulders, and on mine worrying about them. a worry for everyone els
i'm laurie romney, and i am married to mitt romney's second son, matt. i am grateful that you are here. thank you for coming. this really is an important cause. that is why we are all here. the reason i am excited to be here -- i am not a professional speaker, so please excuse me if i am not as articulate as some -- but i feel that i have personal insight and stories to share about mitt that can help you develop a real feeling for how much he cares about women and how confident he is and how...
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it is not a coincidence that even the romney and obama are both free traders, romney is running ads of obama of outsourcing wind turbines to china. we have in soars to wind turbines from the rest of the world. -- insourced wind turbines from the rest of the world. we have doubled our manufacturing content made in the u.s. romney is doing a lot of china bashing. obama accused him of not being enough of a china basher in the past. ultimately after the election is over, i think the status quo will -- >> most people in washington, i think, a majority think that the biggest problem we have with respect to international global competition is our corporate tax rate. it is too high. it is riddled with all kinds of exemptions. i thought there was a fair amount of agreement that one of the things that should happen is that we need to reduce our rates and their rid of those exemptions. it would make our tax cut generally simple, easy to understand, and more competitive. it is a shame that that idea was alive for about three weeks and they got lost. we do have the highest corporate tax rate in the
it is not a coincidence that even the romney and obama are both free traders, romney is running ads of obama of outsourcing wind turbines to china. we have in soars to wind turbines from the rest of the world. -- insourced wind turbines from the rest of the world. we have doubled our manufacturing content made in the u.s. romney is doing a lot of china bashing. obama accused him of not being enough of a china basher in the past. ultimately after the election is over, i think the status quo will...
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i'm laurie romney, and i am married to mitt romney's second son, matt. i am grateful that you are here. thank you for coming. this really is an important cause. that is why we are all here. the reason i am excited to be here -- i am not a professional speaker, so please excuse me if i am not as articulate as some -- but i feel that i have personal insight and stories to share about mitt that can help you develop a real feeling for how much he cares about women and how confident he is and how hard he will work for you. that is what i want to share with your today. i know that the unemployment rate has gone up in the colorado recently. i know that you have the same concerns regarding the economy and your family, as the rest of the nation. i also share your concerns. my dad is worried about his veterinarian business that he started in colorado where he went to veterinarian school. my mom was laid off from her job at delta, but has luckily been re-hired. the worry is a great weight on their shoulders, and on mine worrying about them. a worry for everyone els
i'm laurie romney, and i am married to mitt romney's second son, matt. i am grateful that you are here. thank you for coming. this really is an important cause. that is why we are all here. the reason i am excited to be here -- i am not a professional speaker, so please excuse me if i am not as articulate as some -- but i feel that i have personal insight and stories to share about mitt that can help you develop a real feeling for how much he cares about women and how confident he is and how...
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romney had very little to say. he did not say anything about the economy even though he was saying i want to talk about the economy. an underlyingon assumption that everybody knows i've been successful in business and have done a great job. especially in a country that did not know him a lot better than massachusetts voters knew you, to tell his own story. he did not tell much about what he did at the olympics or baiwht he did at bain. he would not even go stand in factories and create news on a daily basis. we were not talking about the economy on his terms. >> this is both sides seem to this is a base election. romney had to get through the primary, which was base. he did take some positions in that primary. it was basically how can i get to the right of everybody was coming after me on everything? when you look at polling, democrats are sometimes popular and sometimes unpopular. on social and economic issues, particularly. and even on foreign-policy after iraq, on the issues, the democrats do better. the tea par
romney had very little to say. he did not say anything about the economy even though he was saying i want to talk about the economy. an underlyingon assumption that everybody knows i've been successful in business and have done a great job. especially in a country that did not know him a lot better than massachusetts voters knew you, to tell his own story. he did not tell much about what he did at the olympics or baiwht he did at bain. he would not even go stand in factories and create news on...
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mitt romney is the solution. [applause] the other thing he said is in this country, every generation of americans fixes their problems so they can leave the next generation better off. that is the american legacy. for the first time in the history of our country, we know if we stick with the same failed policies of the last four years, we guarantee our children get a diminished future. we cannot allow that to happen. it is our moral obligation to save the american dream for our children and grandchildren. [applause] this is why we need leadership. take a look at mitt romney's record, history, the man he is, and then you will know this is the kind of man we need to lead us. mitt romney knows firsthand what it takes to grow the economy, to grow businesses, and create jobs. he has helped to create tens of thousands of jobs. being successful in business is a good thing. we admire that. we do not resent that. we want more of that. we want a successful business people. this is the kind of experience we need. he is a ma
mitt romney is the solution. [applause] the other thing he said is in this country, every generation of americans fixes their problems so they can leave the next generation better off. that is the american legacy. for the first time in the history of our country, we know if we stick with the same failed policies of the last four years, we guarantee our children get a diminished future. we cannot allow that to happen. it is our moral obligation to save the american dream for our children and...
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and romney? when the american auto industry and its workers face hard times, mitt romney said let detroit go bankrupt. president obama saved that industry and the more than 1 million jobs it supports. when young people came to our country as children, as a way to participate in our nation's future, met romney said he would veto it. president obama gave these patriotic young people a real chance to be a part of america's success. when seniors facing serious illnesses like cancer need medicare, met romney said he would turn it into a voucher system, breaking the system and costing seniors more than $8,000 out of pocket. president obama invested in medicare and added years to its life. who do you think cares about you? cares about the middle class? the answer is clear. barack obama. [applause] president obama cares about all americans regardless of where we came from, what we look like, what are last names are, whether we are middle-class or working hard to get there. the strength of the american dr
and romney? when the american auto industry and its workers face hard times, mitt romney said let detroit go bankrupt. president obama saved that industry and the more than 1 million jobs it supports. when young people came to our country as children, as a way to participate in our nation's future, met romney said he would veto it. president obama gave these patriotic young people a real chance to be a part of america's success. when seniors facing serious illnesses like cancer need medicare,...
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but the message romney gave -- the message mitt romney gave was heard. it was heard and it was repeated. it was echoed, it was approved, and the american people applauded it. god help it to be seen and heard elsewhere. in ohio, in colorado. [applause] and in iowa and in virginia. [applause] and everywhere else. i will end, wisconsin. [applause] which brings me to wisconsin. are you ready? [cheers and applause] get out of the way. get out of the way. it is like those commencements. parents just want to be sure that that degree is in the hand of that child. get that man off the podium. get him out. get on with this day. paul ryan. [cheers and applause] i was just ushered out of the room because paul ryan needs to do an interview. i said, do you know -- oh, never mind. pall paul ryan tells me in a text two weeks ago that his job once was to carry my coffee in one hand and the "book of virtues" in the other hand. [laughter] now i go around bragging, hey, i know paul ryan! well, sir paul, if there is any caring to be done, left you think i'm too -- lest you t
but the message romney gave -- the message mitt romney gave was heard. it was heard and it was repeated. it was echoed, it was approved, and the american people applauded it. god help it to be seen and heard elsewhere. in ohio, in colorado. [applause] and in iowa and in virginia. [applause] and everywhere else. i will end, wisconsin. [applause] which brings me to wisconsin. are you ready? [cheers and applause] get out of the way. get out of the way. it is like those commencements. parents just...
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romney is doing and mr. ryan is doing as opposed to what i already know about president obama, i am proud of him -- the things he is talking about as opposed to what they are talking about is about the rich getting richer as opposed to all of us being in this together. i do not have a problem paying more tax to help somebody out right now. i got where i was because of what people did prior to me. if a democrat or a republican needs a little help now, are we going to be americans and help each other out? are we going to play the race card in some situations, the money card the culture card? america is better than that. i want to see us take all of the good of everybody. host: thank you for the call. next is said joining us from georgia. the independent third party line. caller: i would like to make three or four quick points. as far as the a row corp. -- the irrelevancy of third parties, ralph nader was very relevant and florida. to the point about -- i am a libertarian. ross perot is the data kind of got me
romney is doing and mr. ryan is doing as opposed to what i already know about president obama, i am proud of him -- the things he is talking about as opposed to what they are talking about is about the rich getting richer as opposed to all of us being in this together. i do not have a problem paying more tax to help somebody out right now. i got where i was because of what people did prior to me. if a democrat or a republican needs a little help now, are we going to be americans and help each...
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it detected a bump for romney. 47% to 43% for romney. there is another poll of pettit at 48%-48%. 4n did a poll that had 4 *5 romney -- had 48% for romney. >> if you'd like to talk with our guest -- please allow 30 days between your calls. democratic national convention begins tomorrow. that is a live picture from inside the time warner cable arena hall in downtown charlotte or uptown charlotte where the convention will be held. the first call for tim funk. comes from arkansas. you are on c-span. >> hi. i wanted to talk to mr. fung. i have enjoyed his comments so far. i wanted to bring something to the attention of people. it is what my mother told me when i with about five years old. it was important. she said, the republicans are for the very rich people. they stand for them. the democrats are for everybody else. the people that are just on the street. i found that to be true threat to the years. who is voting for what and supporting what i want listeners to know, not only is it important to support the president, but to stay with the
it detected a bump for romney. 47% to 43% for romney. there is another poll of pettit at 48%-48%. 4n did a poll that had 4 *5 romney -- had 48% for romney. >> if you'd like to talk with our guest -- please allow 30 days between your calls. democratic national convention begins tomorrow. that is a live picture from inside the time warner cable arena hall in downtown charlotte or uptown charlotte where the convention will be held. the first call for tim funk. comes from arkansas. you are on...
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swing state, a tough sell for romney. obama has a slim lead in north carolina, nevada, wider margin in new hampshire. if you come down here, we can see that currently, according to "the wall street journal"/nbc poll, barack obama leads in nevada 49% to 47%. he leads in new hampshire 51% to 44%, and in north carolina 48% to 46%. however, two of the three states, north carolina and nevada, both think that mitt romney is stronger on the economy. so that's one set of polls. now, we've got this other set of polls we want to show you very quickly, and this is from rasmussen, and he does -- scott rasmussen's group, rasmussenreports.com, they do a daily tracking poll. for a long time now, they've been showing this race as even. right now, they're saying -- and this gets updated daily, about 9:30 in the morning -- and they president obama and mitt romney both at 46% nationwide. and when leaners are included, it's tied at 48% apiece. and the swing state daily tracking poll, they also have this, and they have that tied as well, obam
swing state, a tough sell for romney. obama has a slim lead in north carolina, nevada, wider margin in new hampshire. if you come down here, we can see that currently, according to "the wall street journal"/nbc poll, barack obama leads in nevada 49% to 47%. he leads in new hampshire 51% to 44%, and in north carolina 48% to 46%. however, two of the three states, north carolina and nevada, both think that mitt romney is stronger on the economy. so that's one set of polls. now, we've got...
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caller: mitt romney. his statement may be a week or so ago when he said we need to be so strong that no one would dare touch us -- it seems we are in a position now that we are left at all over the world. nobody is afraid to take on the united states government and more and that is really said. host: let's move on to jean in north bend, washington, our line for independents. ♪ caller: thanks for taking my call. i trust president obama. i pretty much agree with the gentle man but called before the republican lady. i think there are too many loose cannons in the world already. we don't need mitt romney who is really a loose cannon out there to represent us. i think we have gained a lot of respect around the world with president obama. i hope and pray he will be reelected. thank you very much. host: we are talking about campaign 2012 -- who do you trust on foreign-policy? this is from the front page of "the washington post." they were speaking at a ceremony at andrews air force base after the remains of fo
caller: mitt romney. his statement may be a week or so ago when he said we need to be so strong that no one would dare touch us -- it seems we are in a position now that we are left at all over the world. nobody is afraid to take on the united states government and more and that is really said. host: let's move on to jean in north bend, washington, our line for independents. ♪ caller: thanks for taking my call. i trust president obama. i pretty much agree with the gentle man but called before...